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Pitching could be the key to a successful season for the Anna-Jonesboro Community High School baseball team this spring.
“We’ve got a lot of guys who can pitch,” A-J baseball coach Aaron Roberts said. “We’re six or seven deep. I feel good with the guys we have throwing. They look good on the mound...

The Egyptian Lady Falcons Classic was held on Saturday, March 4.
The junior high volleyball tournament was held at Egyptian School in Tamms.
Egyptian School won first place, Century was second and Dongola took third.
Players who earned first team all tournament honors included Daisha Carthell,...

Members of the basketball teams at Century High School at Ullin have been named to all-conference basketball teams.
Marcus Davis and Christian Halvorsen were named to the boys’ first team.
Kearia Mackins was named to the girls’ first team. Natalie Taake was named to the girls’ second team.

The Cobden High School softball team returns five starters from last year’s 14-12 team.
“We’re going to be a young team,” Cobden coach Michelle Burris said.
The pitching duties will be handled by juniors Molly Ellis and Meredith Flamm and sophomore Lexi Smith. Ellis and Flamm will be in the infield...

Pitching will be the key to how the Dongola High School softball team does this spring.
Starting senior pitcher Megan Michaels suffered a knee injury in volleyball and is not expected to be back on the field until sometime in April. Freshman Megan Theis will take over the pitching duties until...

Ron Knupp of Anna’s horse, Whiskersonkittens, won the horse of the year for 3-year-old filly pacers recently at a ceremony held in Springfield.
The horse was named the 2016 Illinois Conceived and Fold, ICF, champion.

The Cobden High School baseball team will return five starters from last year’s 22-10 squad to build a team around this spring.
“It’s definitely hard losing all those seniors,” first-year Cobden baseball coach Jared Clutts said. “We’re going to be really young, but we have a lot of athleticism,...

First year Anna-Jonesboro Community High School softball coach Rodney Seip has high hopes for the Lady Wildcats this spring.
Seip said the squad is looking “real good” in practice and added: “I’m real excited about the team. We have a lot of experience coming back along with talent.”
The new coach...